NASAR SARTECH II FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Rescue. Answer: retrieval and initial care for a person in distress
along with their delivery to a place of safety
◉ Fundamental skills for search and rescue training. Answer: search,
rescue, and survival/support
◉ Search and Rescue. Answer: the act of finding and returning to
safety the survivors from an emergency incident
◉ The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the.
Answer: U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP)
◉ Federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR. Answer: U.S. Air Force
◉ U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP). Answer: Plan to
provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to
meet domestic and international commitments
,◉ The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS). Answer:
Supplement to the IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and
Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual
◉ Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). Answer: emergency
transmitters that are carried aboard most general aviation aircraft in
the U.S. In the event of an aircraft accident
◉ Cospas-Sarsat. Answer: an international search and rescue system
that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons
◉ Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). Answer: Devices used by
individuals to send its signal to a network of satellites, which then
relay your location to rescue personnel
◉ Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). Answer:
devices that sends a distress radiobeacon, a tracking transmitter
that is triggered during an accident.
◉ Local User Terminal (LUT). Answer: satellite receiving units are
the ground stations that receive emergency beacon distress alerts
◉ Mission Control Center (MCC). Answer: type of clearinghouse
responsible for receiving and distributing distress signal alerts from
emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations.
, ◉ The National Response Plan (NRP) Administrator. Answer: The
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administers this SAR plan
◉ The domestic land SAR service provider (outside of national
parks). Answer: state and local authorities or SAR units provide SAR
jurisdiction
◉ Criteria for Amber Alert. Answer: (1) confirmed abduction by law
enforcement (2) imminent danger (3) description of child
◉ ICS function that approves the ordering of additional resources.
Answer: ICS Command Function
◉ ICS Planning Function. Answer: Maintains and displays situation
status
◉ Provides treatment of injured SAR workers. Answer: Function of
ICS Logistics
◉ Standardization of job titles in ICS. Answer: Process that identifies
to which level of the ICS organization a person is assigned
2026 PRACTICE QUESTIONS ANSWERS
◉ Rescue. Answer: retrieval and initial care for a person in distress
along with their delivery to a place of safety
◉ Fundamental skills for search and rescue training. Answer: search,
rescue, and survival/support
◉ Search and Rescue. Answer: the act of finding and returning to
safety the survivors from an emergency incident
◉ The National SAR Committee (NSARC) sponsors and oversees the.
Answer: U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP)
◉ Federal SAR coordinator for all inland SAR. Answer: U.S. Air Force
◉ U.S. National Search and Rescue Plan (NSP). Answer: Plan to
provide guidance to agencies for coordinating civil SAR services to
meet domestic and international commitments
,◉ The National Search and Rescue Supplement (NSS). Answer:
Supplement to the IAMSAR (International Aeronautical and
Maritime Search and Rescue) Manual
◉ Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs). Answer: emergency
transmitters that are carried aboard most general aviation aircraft in
the U.S. In the event of an aircraft accident
◉ Cospas-Sarsat. Answer: an international search and rescue system
that uses satellites to detect and locate emergency beacons
◉ Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). Answer: Devices used by
individuals to send its signal to a network of satellites, which then
relay your location to rescue personnel
◉ Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs). Answer:
devices that sends a distress radiobeacon, a tracking transmitter
that is triggered during an accident.
◉ Local User Terminal (LUT). Answer: satellite receiving units are
the ground stations that receive emergency beacon distress alerts
◉ Mission Control Center (MCC). Answer: type of clearinghouse
responsible for receiving and distributing distress signal alerts from
emergency position-indicating radiobeacon stations.
, ◉ The National Response Plan (NRP) Administrator. Answer: The
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) administers this SAR plan
◉ The domestic land SAR service provider (outside of national
parks). Answer: state and local authorities or SAR units provide SAR
jurisdiction
◉ Criteria for Amber Alert. Answer: (1) confirmed abduction by law
enforcement (2) imminent danger (3) description of child
◉ ICS function that approves the ordering of additional resources.
Answer: ICS Command Function
◉ ICS Planning Function. Answer: Maintains and displays situation
status
◉ Provides treatment of injured SAR workers. Answer: Function of
ICS Logistics
◉ Standardization of job titles in ICS. Answer: Process that identifies
to which level of the ICS organization a person is assigned
